National Republican., 1887-12-24

OF McKendree NJ. f. Church. last sunday
morning.
Christianity, he said, existed under three
great divisions, known as Greek, Roman
Catholic, and Protestant The first was
that Of eastern, the second OF southern,
aid the third OF no'thern Europe.
Greek Christianity has but few adherents 10
America, while Roman Catholicism DON'T
mated iu South and Protestantism Ia North
America The settlement aud history OF
our country clearly indicates provIdentol
ccsiPn that Professionalism and the republic
should be twin forces, working In harmony
TO secure to us the blessings Of IA free church
in a free state" Though Columbus, a
Romanist. was the discoverer OF America
ard France and Spain, which even 80 late
as the beginning uf the century possessed
all the territory west OF the Mississippi
river and the state Of Florida, were Roman
Catholic nations, yet eventually oil this
fair land passed under the control of the
Anelo.Saxon Protestant, aud whD 10 the
constitution made 100 years ago secured
the blessings OF civil and religious liberty to
all the inhabitants Of the land. When the
constitution w0s formed, and for some
years after, the position and attitude OF the
Roman Catholic Church to the country
snd its Institutions were matters OF
miner consideration, but the growth OF
the nation and the Increase Of the Roman
Catholic Church. mainly through foreign
immigration, its increasing Ultramon'
tanisin, the Encyclcal and syllabus OF Pops
Plus lX in 1864, aud the Vatican Council OF
1S69-i0, brought vividly to the mind OF the
nation lite antagonism to the American
Constitution and institutions, and revealed
the peril In which they were placed By
the presence Of this church in our
midst. At the Evangelical Alliance held
III this city recently the statement
was made that the Catholic Church "holds
allegiance TO foreign power which claims
the absolute right to control all consciences
and all peoples, aud Is thus dangerous
menace to the republlc.n This statement
has been controverted by DIR. Chapele,
pastor OF st. Matthew'S Roman Catholic
Church in this city, and who, in a pub.
lishtd sermon, asserts the loyalty aud
patriotism of the Roman Catholic Church
Fully persuaded OF the correctness of
the statement as quoted, and unwilling that
silence should be construed either as in-
difference to the subject or Inability to de.
fend the affirmation made at the Evangell-
cal Alliance-we propose calling attention
to the real attitude OF the Roman Catholic
Church to the principles OF the Constitution
of the United States. We do this with the
kindest feelings to the members Of that
church.
The first amendment to the constitution
Gays:
Congress snail make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, O., prohibiting the
free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom
of speech, or OF the press.
The principles of this article are opposed
and denounced by the Roman Catholic
Church, which
l. Establishes the Roman Catholic Church
by law, and prohibiis all others, whenever
ynd wherever 1t can.
g Ailirms the union OF church and state
ss OF divine authority, ard centers this
union in foreign prInce-she pope of
Rome.
3. Freedom Of conscience, OF speech, and
OF the press II denounces and denies.
4. Requires from its bisbop' az oath OF
allegiance and conformity to the pope as
supreme pout!T In temporal and religious
affairs, aad swears him: ''Ieretics, schis-
mates, and rebels against our said lord or
his aforesaid successors, as far as he can, to
follow after and fight against" Can 1t be
true, therefore, that any one under such
allegiance to such ruler is u loyal and
patriotic citizen of the republic? Can man
serve two masters?
What is the proof OF what we here affirm
First we call attention to the bull, "Unsm
Sanc,um" Issued by Pope Boniiace In 1902,
which says: "That there are 10 the church
and IN its power two swords, the spiritual
ard the temporal; that II belongs to the
spiritual power to establish the temporal
and to judge 1t when 1t is In the wrong, SO
that II the secular power goes astray 1t Is to
be judged by the spiritual power. IL the In
ferior spiritual power errs 1t is to be judged
by the higher, but II the supreme spiritual!
power errs 1t can be judged by God only
ard not by man, and that this supreme
authority, not human, but divine, Is vested
in Peter and his successors, and that every
human creature is subject to the pope By
reason OF bin.n
Second The Encyclical and Syllabus OF
Pope Plus TX, issued December, 1854, de-
nouncts "That erroneous opinion most
pernIcous to the Catholic Church and to
The salvation Of .ouls, namely, that liberty
Of conscience and OF worship is the right Of
every man." sc. The liberty OF speech he
calls the liberty of perdition, and anathe
matIzes all who maintain the liberty OF tha
press. Among the things denounced by
the pope as "errors" are these:
10. Every man is free to embrace aud pro.
fess the religion he shall believe true, guided
Il. Tie church has not the power OF ayaii-
ing herself of iotce or any direct or Indirect
temporal power.
the state and the state from the Gnnrch
a. In the present day 1t is no longer eXpe-
dlent that The Catholic religion shall b. held
AS the only religion OF the state to the cxclu-
sion Of all other modes OF worship.
The Ciriitd Cdttolica, the pope's oNica
organ, OF March is, 1871, said: "The pope
is the supreme judge Of the law OF the land
In him the two powers, the spiritual au
the secular, meet as their apex; for he 1;
the vicegerent OF Christ, who Is not only 9
Priest forever, but also King of king:
aud Lord Of lords. Tho pope, 10y Vlrtue oi
his ligh dignity, is at the summit OF bltt
powers" Cardinal Manuing, head OF the
Roman Catholic Church IN Eagilnd, said
speaking Tor the pope: ~ acknowledge NJ
civil superior a,n the subi>ct Of no priuce
claim more tn ~ this; claim TO be the su
MANN iuIua rl6 6irprfn NJ 4 ha nm sri
OF men, Of the peasant who iils the field
and tue prince who sits on the throne, Ol
the household that lives In the shade OF
privacy and the legislature that make:
laws for Kingdoms. ! am the sole last su
prene judge OF what Is right and wrong
To illustrate the workings OF these doc
trines we quote from Roman Catholic writ
eTs:
The Roman Catholic Is TO WELD his vote fol
the purpose Of securing Catholic ascendenc!
in this country Father Hecker.
The Roman Cathoiic citizen OF the CniteC
States owes 10 allegiance TO any prinolpla o
the government which Is cOnuemned by tht
church or pope.-Tablet
II the pope should declare war against iii
government Of the United States all true RO
man Catholics would be compile TO take the
SIDE Of The pope against the government
Religious liberty Ia merely endured until
the opposite can be carried into effect wthoi
ptr!l 10 the Catholic wOrld.-BlshoD U Coanor
These quotations could be multiplied, bu
II ls not necessary, Concerning the publ
schools Dr. Chapelle makes the statemen
''thit the Evangelical Alliance procIalu
that The teaching OF the Gospels shall b
baIished' from the sebools." aud asks
"Iiow can men who call themselves Chris
tiaDs dare to contend that goddess edaca
ton can be pleasing TO Cod" &c.
The alliance has made no such proclama
tIon as Is herein attributed to It, but Ro
mapism, first opposing the use Of the Bib
In the schools as contrary to It's conscienc
and the constitution, next denounces th